Test 16 · ★ · Just So Stories, How the First Letter Was Written, part 1:… ★★★ Taffy's name means «Small-person-without-any-manners...». Her mother's means «Lady-who-asks-a-very-many-questions». Which of these is shown in THIS part?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: ★, Taffy, mother, Lady · What happens: mean, name, ask, show · To what, where: Small person, Lady, many questions · Speech: someone speaks here
This is test 16 · ★ of lesson 84 «Just So Stories, How the First Letter Was Written, part 1: a broken spear and a picture on birch-bark» of the books course of Mova's primary school. The page gives the question's syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause, then the 4 options as the student saw them, each with its tree and pragmatics. Every text is parsed by Mova itself. How the student answered it, with the score of every option and why: the test at school .
The question Sentence 1: ★★★ Taffy's name means «Small-person-without-any-manners...».
nsubj dep punct nmod:poss case nsubj punct amod punct obj punct case punct det punct nmod punct punct punct root ★ PROPN ★ X ★ PUNCT Taffy PROPN 's PART name NOUN means VERB « PUNCT Small ADJ - PUNCT person NOUN - PUNCT without ADP - PUNCT any DET - PUNCT manners NOUN ... PUNCT » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ★ ★ PROPN Number=Sing 7 means nsubj 2 ★ ★ X Foreign=Yes 1 ★ dep 3 ★ ★ PUNCT _ 1 ★ punct 4 Taffy Taffy PROPN Number=Sing 6 name nmod:poss 5 's 's PART _ 4 Taffy case 6 name name NOUN Number=Sing 7 means nsubj 7 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 « « PUNCT _ 11 person punct 9 Small small ADJ Degree=Pos 11 person amod 10 - - PUNCT _ 9 Small punct 11 person person NOUN Number=Sing 7 means obj 12 - - PUNCT _ 17 manners punct 13 without without ADP _ 17 manners case 14 - - PUNCT _ 13 without punct 15 any any DET PronType=Ind 17 manners det 16 - - PUNCT _ 15 any punct 17 manners manners NOUN Number=Ptan 11 person nmod 18 ... ... PUNCT _ 19 » punct 19 » » PUNCT _ 11 person punct 20 . . PUNCT _ 7 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present ★ Small person without any manners vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent person=Topic 2 name Taffy nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.
Sentence 2: Her mother's means «Lady-who-asks-a-very-many-questions».
nmod:poss nsubj case punct obj punct nsubj punct acl:relcl punct det punct advmod punct amod punct obj punct punct root Her PRON mother NOUN 's PART means VERB « PUNCT Lady PROPN - PUNCT who PRON - PUNCT asks VERB - PUNCT a DET - PUNCT very ADV - PUNCT many ADJ - PUNCT questions NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 mother nmod:poss 2 mother mother NOUN Number=Sing 4 means nsubj 3 's 's PART _ 2 mother case 4 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 « « PUNCT _ 6 Lady punct 6 Lady Lady PROPN Number=Sing 4 means obj 7 - - PUNCT _ 6 Lady punct 8 who who PRON PronType=Rel 10 asks nsubj 9 - - PUNCT _ 8 who punct 10 asks ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 Lady acl:relcl 11 - - PUNCT _ 18 questions punct 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 questions det 13 - - PUNCT _ 12 a punct 14 very very ADV _ 16 many advmod 15 - - PUNCT _ 14 very punct 16 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 18 questions amod 17 - - PUNCT _ 18 questions punct 18 questions question NOUN Number=Plur 10 asks obj 19 » » PUNCT _ 18 questions punct 20 . . PUNCT _ 4 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present ★'s mother Lady vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lady=Topic 2 ask speech: ask in a quote present Lady a many questions vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent question=Recipient
Sentence 3: Which of these is shown in THIS part?
nsubj case nmod aux:pass case det obl punct root Which PRON of ADP these PRON is AUX shown VERB in ADP THIS DET part NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Which which PRON PronType=Rel 5 shown nsubj 2 of of ADP _ 3 these case 3 these this PRON Number=Plur PronType=Dem 1 Which nmod 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 shown aux:pass 5 shown show VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 in in ADP _ 8 part case 7 THIS this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 8 part det 8 part part NOUN Number=Sing 5 shown obl 9 ? ? PUNCT _ 5 shown punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 show present · passive in this part vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.theme»: subject=Patient in part=Topic
The options Option 1 The Stranger-man gives Taffy birch-bark
det compound punct nsubj obj compound punct obj root The DET Stranger NOUN - PUNCT man NOUN gives VERB Taffy PROPN birch NOUN - PUNCT bark NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 man det 2 Stranger stranger NOUN Number=Sing 4 man compound 3 - - PUNCT _ 2 Stranger punct 4 man man NOUN Number=Sing 5 gives nsubj 5 gives give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 Taffy Taffy PROPN Number=Sing 5 gives obj 7 birch birch NOUN Number=Sing 9 bark compound 8 - - PUNCT _ 7 birch punct 9 bark bark NOUN Number=Sing 5 gives obj
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 give present the Stranger man birch bark Taffy vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent taffy=Recipient bark=Theme
Option 2 Mummy scolds Taffy for being rude
nsubj obj case cop obl root Mummy NOUN scolds VERB Taffy PROPN for ADP being AUX rude ADJ The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mummy mummy NOUN Number=Sing 2 scolds nsubj 2 scolds scold VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 Taffy Taffy PROPN Number=Sing 2 scolds obj 4 for for ADP _ 6 rude case 5 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 6 rude cop 6 rude rude ADJ Degree=Pos 2 scolds obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 scold present Mummy Taffy vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent taffy=Theme 2 is gerund rude property tree rules
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice Taffy asks many questions of the Stranger-man
nsubj amod obj case det compound punct nmod root Taffy PROPN asks VERB many ADJ questions NOUN of ADP the DET Stranger NOUN - PUNCT man NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Taffy Taffy PROPN Number=Sing 2 asks nsubj 2 asks ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 4 questions amod 4 questions question NOUN Number=Plur 2 asks obj 5 of of ADP _ 9 man case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 man det 7 Stranger stranger NOUN Number=Sing 9 man compound 8 - - PUNCT _ 7 Stranger punct 9 man man NOUN Number=Sing 4 questions nmod
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 ask speech: ask present Taffy many questions of the Stranger man vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent question=Recipient 2 question the Stranger man nom question «communication transitive»: of=patient
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer Taffy takes the Stranger-man's magic tooth without leave
nsubj det compound punct nmod:poss case amod obj case obl root Taffy PROPN takes VERB the DET Stranger NOUN - PUNCT man NOUN 's PART magic ADJ tooth NOUN without ADP leave NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Taffy Taffy PROPN Number=Sing 2 takes nsubj 2 takes take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 man det 4 Stranger stranger NOUN Number=Sing 6 man compound 5 - - PUNCT _ 4 Stranger punct 6 man man NOUN Number=Sing 9 tooth nmod:poss 7 's 's PART _ 6 man case 8 magic magic ADJ Degree=Pos 9 tooth amod 9 tooth tooth NOUN Number=Sing 2 takes obj 10 without without ADP _ 11 leave case 11 leave leave NOUN Number=Sing 2 takes obl
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 take present Taffy the Stranger man's magic tooth without leave vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tooth=Theme
Text: the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (world/data/school/), as the course runner gave them to the student. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
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